Craft of the Month: Love Bugs

Children love glitter, stickers, hearts, and being creative, so this Valentine’s Day craft is bound to be a hit. Blogger Kate from Red Ted Art shared her version of Toilet Paper Love Bugs, but there really is no wrong way to make this project. Simple to assemble, these love bugs can be designed and decorated in countless ways. My mom and I had just as much fun creating our love bugs as my 2-year-old daughter.

Supplies:

Toilet rolls or paper towel rolls cut to size

Paint (think Valentine’s Day colors)

Googly eyes

Pipe cleaners

Colored paper

Tacky craft glue or hot glue gun

Markers or pens

Scissors

Skewer

Optional Supplies: Pom poms, glitter, stickers, ribbon, jewels

Instructions:

Paint your toilet paper rolls or cover them with paper measured and cut to the correct height and width.

Poke six holes in your toilet roll tube with a kitchen skewer for the pipe cleaner legs to go through— three down each side so the skewer comes out the other end of the roll.

Cut the pipe cleaners in half and thread them through the holes to make six legs.